PSYCHOLOGY - which uni?! (3 Viewers)

[Dr_Fresh]

i am not sure but i believe that psychologists and psychiatrists use different approaches when dealing with treating mental illness.
and obviously psychiatrists can prescribe drugs whereas psychologists cannot (they can however refer you to a doctor if they deem that you need meds)

pretty sure its all doctor phil stuff tho.

 

[hungwell1337]

i want to do psychology as gen ed. is it easy?

 

[meilz92]

yes dr phil is a psychologist but you cant really take what he does on tv as fact lol its obviously simplified and dramatized for entertainment purposes

 

[meilz92]

i want to do psychology as gen ed. is it easy?

as a gen ed subject yes it will be easy

 

[KingDakai]

there is no b com/b psych degree to my knowledge. the closest would be b com/b sc (or arts).
yes but heres the thing- getting into honors is a lot harder than it sounds. i think usyd only approves 100 honors applicants a year or something insane, and first preference is given to b psych students. although there are many pathways, it does take a lot of time.

and to be a clinical psychologist you need to do more stuff. I think maybe a masters or doctorate. But it does take more time.

Damn, I believe that I would be able to get into honours though. How heavy is the competition?
Clinical psychologist needs masters... wow. So that means I'll be spending 7-8 years in uni doesn't it. All of a sudden it doesn't seem that appealing

 

[Dr_Fresh]

yes dr phil is a psychologist but you cant really take what he does on tv as fact lol its obviously simplified and dramatized for entertainment purposes

yeh i know that. but i think thats the kind of issues psychologists deal with.

 

[Lolsmith]

UNSW are better at


everything

 

[meilz92]

Damn, I believe that I would be able to get into honours though. How heavy is the competition?
Clinical psychologist needs masters... wow. So that means I'll be spending 7-8 years in uni doesn't it. All of a sudden it doesn't seem that appealing

probably not 7-8 years at uni. 6 at most.
idk about other universities but at usyd the competition is pretty full on. even though you only need a credit average to apply to do honors, you basically have no chance unless you have a D average. though a D average is doable (with a lot of effort)

im not entirely sure because i dont want to become a clinical psychologist so yeah. maybe google it?

 

[meilz92]

http://www.myfuture.edu.au/The Facts/Work and Employment/Occupations/Details.aspx?anzsco=272300A

 

[meilz92]

this link tells you the requirements to be a psychologist in australia. very informative
http://www.myfuture.edu.au/The Fact...upation Details.aspx?Anzsco=272300A&State=NSW

 

[Dr_Fresh]

meilz for mod

 

[KingDakai]

this link tells you the requirements to be a psychologist in australia. very informative
http://www.myfuture.edu.au/The Fact...upation Details.aspx?Anzsco=272300A&State=NSW

Thank you so much

 

[meilz92]

no worries. if you're interested in psychology, do it, it's a great field.

 

[Dr_Fresh]

helping others...this is one side of meilz we dont usually see.

 

[KingDakai]

no worries. if you're interested in psychology, do it, it's a great field.

Just worried about the income fahhhhhh, not very high.

 

[Dylanamali]

meilz = so helpful =)

 

[KingDakai]

meilz = so helpful =)

so helpful.

 

[meilz92]

:')

 

[Dr_Fresh]

:')

y cant u b more like this?

 

[meilz92]

because you suck doodle